Monday, January 07, 2013

More guns = more killing.

Scientific studies have consistently found that places with more guns have more violent deaths, both homicides and suicides. Women and children are more likely to die if there’s a gun in the house. The more guns in an area, the higher the local suicide rates. “Generally, if you live in a civilized society, more guns mean more death,” said David Hemenway, director of the Harvard Injury Control Research Center. “There is no evidence that having more guns reduces crime. None at all.”

Read the whole thing, then check out this typically glib post by Putz where he brags about how many bullets Dr. Mrs. Putz has.